SC seeks reply of Centre, Gujarat in Bilkis Bano case

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and Gujarat government in two weeks on a PIL demanding cancellation of remission of sentence to 11 lifers who were convicted for murdering 14 people and gang-raping women, including Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots

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Several desi H-1B visa holders unable to visit home

The great US visa appointment crunch has not only made it difficult for desi visa seekers to go there, but also for Indians with H-1B visas working in America to come home on personal visits.

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ED raids Ranchi businessman’s house, finds 2 AK-47s

The ED on Wednesday conducted raids at 17 places in Jharkhand, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Delhi NCR in connection with illegal mining, money laundering and suspected criminal nexus between the Jharkhand administration, businessmen and politicians.

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Assam govt to shut 34 schools as all students fail in Class X boards

The Assam government will shut down 34 schools as not a single one of about 1,000 students from these state-run institutes could clear the Class X state board examination held in March this year. An angry education minister Ranoj Pegu said it’s meaningless to spend taxpayers’ money on schools with a zero success rate.

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Why not an all-party meet on freebies: SC tells Centre

The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested the Centre could call “an all-party meeting to discuss the pros and cons of freebies and take a decision on how to curb it, if required”.

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Can’t restrain Muslim man from talaq, remarriage: Kerala high court

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SC tells HCs to write rulings in easy-to-understand language

Cajoling constitutional court judges to shun complex language and pen judgments in an easy to understand flow, the Supreme Court sent back an “incomprehensible” verdict to Himachal Pradesh high court for fresh consideration saying judgments must make sense to litigants.

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MLAs being offered Rs 20cr: AAP; name the approachers, says BJP

The public slugfest between BJP and AAP continued on Wednesday with the latter alleging that 35 of its MLAs have been offered Rs 20 crore each to join the saffron party. BJP responded by saying that “they may have got such offers from the liquor mafia”, asking AAP to disclose the names of people who approached them.

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Nitish wins trust vote, calls for oppn unity ahead of 2024 LS polls

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday made a fresh call for opposition unity across the country ahead of the 2024 general elections, but at the same also asserted that he had no ‘personal ambitions’ to become the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate.

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Adani buys 29% in NDTV, to make open of fer for 26%

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A meet ahead of Congress president polls sparks buzz

The meeting of senior Congress leader and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday morning, ahead of the elections for a new Congress president, set off a buzz in party circles. ​​Gehlot, however, downplayed speculations around his candidature as "media created" and added the party will elect a new president when the situation arises and that there are many eminent leaders available to take up the responsibility.

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Bihar floor test: 165 MLAs to support Nitish-led grand alliance govt

The eight political parties which are supporting the new government are RJD (79 MLAs), JD-U (45), Congress (19), CPI-ML (12), HAMS (4), CPI (2), CPM (2) and AIMIM (1).

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Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid positive for the second time

Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time.

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Explained: Why big tech companies are laying off staff

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'Saved ourselves by taking shelter in jungle at night'

Shanti Panwar, 45, vividly remembers the night of August 19, when flash floods, triggered by heavy rain, wreaked havoc in her village in Raipur area of Dehradun district. Her family members, 15 of them spanning three generations, had lived together in their two-storey house for years. A large part of it is now under the debris.

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Karnataka HC refuses to ban loudspeakers for azaan

The Karnataka high court on Monday refrained from directing the authorities to stop mosques from using loudspeakers or public-address systems for the azaan/adhan (call to prayer) five times a day, saying that “tolerance is the characteristic of the Constitution of India as well as Indian civilisation”.

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UGC to seek people's views on 'professor of practice' norms

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Karnataka HC refuses to ban loudspeakers for azaan

The Karnataka high court on Monday refrained from directing the authorities to stop mosques from using loudspeakers or public-address systems for the azaan/adhan (call to prayer) five times a day, saying that “tolerance is the characteristic of the Constitution of India as well as Indian civilisation”.

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Military gets powers to buy indigenous weapons on fast-track

The defence ministry on Monday approved the grant of financial powers to the armed forces for emergency procurement of indigenous weapon systems and ammunition, in the backdrop of the continuing over two-year-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.

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Amrapali case prophecy coming true: CJI-designate

Chief Justice of India-designate Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Monday said that "a prophecy seems to be coming true. Amrapali case is not going to leave me soon".Justice Lalit, who will assume charge as Chief Justice of India on August 27, will next hear the Amrapali case on September 3 (Saturday) from 10.30 am to 1 pm, a day which is a holiday in the top court.

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How Indore retains Swachh crown

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Avert 'man-made disasters' on roads: HC

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Rishi Sunak vows to fight to bitter end, releases campaign video

Rishi Sunak has vowed he will fight to the last day of the Conservative leadership contest despite a recent YouGov poll of Tory members giving Liz Truss a 32-point lead over him, as he released a new campaign video called "The Underdog", cashing in on his status.

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Anand Sharma’s move may signal G-23 displeasure

The timing of Anand Sharma’s resignation as chief of Congress steering committee in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is significant as it comes on the back of senior colleague and another key ‘G-23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation as chairman of the campaign committee of J&K Congress.

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1st in 8 weeks, India logs less than 1 lakh Covid cases

For the first time in eight weeks, India recorded less than 1 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases in the week ending Sunday, as nearly all states and UTs registered declining numbers and the seven-day test positivity rate fell below 4%, a first since July 7. Deaths from the virus too recorded a slight decline, with around 275 new fatalities reported during the week, down from 307 in the previous week.

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Man City fight back for thrilling 3-3 draw at Newcastle

Quickfire goals by Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City recover from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Newcastle United in a rip-roaring Premier League clash at St James' Park on Sunday.

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Monsoon fury claims 37 lives in northern hills, eastern states; several stranded, missing

At least 37 people died in the past 24 hours in rain-related disasters as torrential monsoonal downpour battered the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and J&K in the north as well as large swathes of Odisha and Jharkhand in the east, triggering flash floods and landslides on Saturday.

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CBI questions 3 accused in excise case, studying docs

The CBI on Saturday summoned at least three of the accused named in the FIR in the alleged excise policy scam for questioning at its headquarters in Delhi. They were allowed to leave late in the evening after their statements were recorded, sources said, adding that they were likely to be questioned again after the agency studies its answers.

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Modi, Xi may meet on sidelines of SCO summit next month

With reports in international media saying Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan next month, there is expectation that the event may also create an opening for a bilateral between Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its margins. India and China are yet to officially confirm in-person participation of their leaders for the event that will be held in Samarkand during September 15-16.

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Network of 100+ Chinese loan apps busted, 22 held

In a massive operation spanning over two months, the intelligence fusion & strategic ops unit of Delhi Police has cracked down on a Chinese loan app network and arrested 22 people for allegedly extorting money on the pretext of giving instant loans through their applications.

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No error in treatment provided to Jaya, says AIIMS panel

An AIIMS panel, constituted on the directions of the Supreme Court, has ruled out any error in the treatment provided to late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa at Apollo hospital in Chennai. The six-member panel was formed on November 30, 2021 to assist the Justice Arumugasamy Commission, which is probing the causes of her death.

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My remarks on Rushdie stabbing taken out of context: Imran Khan

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22 people held in Rs 500 cr extortion scam: Delhi Police

According to the police, hundreds of complaints were lodged alleging that loans were being passed at higher interest rates, and after complete recovery of the money along with interest, the gang used to extort more money from the people using their morphed nude pictures.

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Four years on, 20% women’s quota fully filled in most IITs

While 100 women joined IIT-Bombay in 2017, the number has touched 271 now. In case of IIT Delhi, the corresponding numbers are 90 in 2017 and 246 as per the most recently released data of 2021 admission statistics. While total students admitted at the IITs have increased from 10,988 to 16,296 between 2017 and 2021, the women population has almost tripled: 995 to 2,990.

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Known risk factors behind 37% of India cancer deaths

Globally 44.4% (4.5 million) of all cancer deaths were attributable to risk factors, says the study. The estimates are based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk factors Report, 2019. According to the study, nearly half (50.6%) of all cancer deaths in men globally in 2019 (2.8 million) were due to known risk factors, compared with 36.3% all female cancer deaths (1.5 million) attributable to these factors.

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In a first, UK museum returns desi artefacts

Dignitaries from the high commission of India joined members of Glasgow Life, the charity that manages the Scottish city’s museum collections, at the transfer of ownership ceremony, following more than 18 months of talks.

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CBI to probe UP gang using SC/ST Act for blackmailing

The gang has been allegedly filing frivolous FIRs against high court and Prayagraj district court lawyers representing the accused people in the court.

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‘10 crore rural homes now have piped water; 7cr in 3 years’: PM Modi

The PM was addressing a programme to mark Goa and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu becoming the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ (water to every household) certified state and UT respectively after gram sabhas of every villages passed a resolution to that effect.

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Sunak hails Bhagavad Gita on Janmashtami as source of strength

Sunak told volunteers and pilgrims that he drew strength from the Bhagavad Gita during his quest to be the next leader of the Conservative party. He said it had been “a tough campaign” and he had been “giving it everything he had got”. “But at times of the most difficulty, what Akshata has done for me, is to give me the teachings of the Gita and she has done it on the phone and by message. It is the Gita that has given me strength over the past few weeks,” he said.

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ICMR plans serosurvey to spot asymptomatic monkeypox patients

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found monkeypox symptoms seen in the current outbreak significantly different from those reported in the previous ones in African regions.

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India rejects captive-bred cheetahs from Namibia

During his recent visit to Namibia, Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, dean of Wildlife Institute of India and one of the experts tasked with this conservation initiative, found that three of the eight cheetahs kept in quarantine for translocation “were not able to catch wild prey”. Those three are going to be replaced by wild-caught cheetahs.

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HC verdict that cited FIR delay to free ‘rapist’ junked

Setting aside the order of and paving the way for trial in the case, the bench said the state being custodian to protect rights of people failed in its duty by not challenging the order of the high court.

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Drone dropping of weapons: NIA raids multiple locations in J&K

NIA sleuths, escorted by local police and CRPF personnel, carried out raids in Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts. Sources in police said NIA also raided the house of an already arrested person in Khatika Talab area of Jammu city.

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KBC 14: Contestant DG Prisons of Nagaland, Rupin Sharma shares the full story of extradition of Abu Salem and Monika Bedi from Portugal

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 started with Amitabh Bachchan welcoming the audience and rollover contestant Rupin Sharma. He starts the game with him and presents the 7th question for Rs 40,000 in front of him.

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'Convicts in Bilkis case are Brahmins with good sanskaar'

C K Raulji, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Godhra, said he does not know whether the convicts, released after spending more than 15 years in jail, were involved in the crime.

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US visa? You may get appointment in 2024

Scores of people planning to apply for US visitor visas have been stumped by unprecedented long appointment wait times. The US State Department website shows the average waiting for the same in India is about one-and-a-half years, which means those planning to apply now can get an appointment for March-April 2024.

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Live: 3 killed in Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russia's Black Sea fleet based in annexed Crimea has installed a new commander, RIA news agency cited sources as saying on Wednesday, after Russian military bases on the peninsula were rocked by explosions in the past nine days. If confirmed, the removal of the previous commander Igor Osipov would mark the most prominent sacking of a military official in the nearly six months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Stay with TOI live updates-

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Shopian ‘terrorist’ identified in Kashmiri Pandit killing

J&K police chief Dilbagh Singh told reporters that strict action would be taken against them, while additional DGP Vijay Kumar said a search team seized arms and ammunition from Wani’s home.

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Musk says tweet about buying Manchester United was a joke

The world's richest man has a habit of posting provocative statements on Twitter for fun and Musk was at it again when he told his more than 103 million followers: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome."

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'Revised J&K poll rolls may add 25L new voters over 3 yrs'

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the then undivided state of J&K had 78.4 lakh registered voters. Excluding what is now the UT of Ladakh, the number would have been 76.7 lakh. An addition of 20 to 25 lakh voters would hence constitute an increase by about 26 to 33% over a three-year period. Between 2014 and 2019, the increase in voters had been about 6.5 lakh.

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Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, many casualties feared

Police said there were multiple casualties but did not say how many. One Taliban intelligence official told Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed, and the toll could rise further. Witnesses told Reuters the powerful explosion was heard in a northern Kabul neighbourhood, shattering windows in nearby buildings. Ambulances rushed to the spot.

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Happy Krishna Janmashtami 2022: Wishes, messages, quotes, images, Facebook & Whatsapp status

Janmashtami 2022 Wishes: Here are some wishes, messages, quotes, images, Facebook & Whatsapp status to share with your friends and family on the occasion of Janmashtami 2022.

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Life in jail sans remission for gangrape of minor valid? SC to examine law

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna said this question required consideration as the SC has already quashed the provision imposing mandatory death sentence as unconstitutional. It asked additional solicitor general K M Nataraj as well as advocate Agrawal to submit written submissions and propositions on the issue after it was informed that AG would also address the court on this.

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PM Modi & Macron discuss def ties, civilian N-energy cooperation

They also discussed important geopolitical challenges including those related to global food security. India and France have been expressing concern at the risk to the global food security and nutrition in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Doval in Russia to review ties; Af, terror too figure on agenda

Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, defence and food and energy security in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict are among the regional and global issues Doval is likely to discuss in his meetings with Russian authorities, including his counterpart Nikolai Patrushev, during his two-day visit to the Russian capital.

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CBSE lets Class X students with basic math study subject in Class XI

​​As per the original plan, only those who opt for ‘Mathematics Standard’, as opposed to ‘Basic’, in class 10 are eligible to pursue maths at junior college level. However, citing the Covid pandemic as a stressful situation for students, the board had waived off that condition in 2021, and has decided to continue with the same for one more year.

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SC says prima facie ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ is not improper as triple talaq

In Talaq-e-Hasan, ‘talaq’ is pronounced once a month, over a period of three months and if cohabitation does not resume during this period, the divorce gets formalised after the third utterance in the third month.

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‘Hooch’ claims 5 lives in Bihar dists in 48 hours

The incident comes soon after 12 hooch deaths in Saran recently. According to police, four deaths were reported from ward number 6 and 13 of Kochas area in Sasaram on Sunday and Monday. Three of them were brothers. The police sent two bodies for post-mortem while the other two were cremated by their family.

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Ghulam Nabi Azad turns down Cong offer to be J&K campaign panel chief

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned as chairman of the party's newly constituted Jammu and Kashmir campaign committee just hours after he was appointed to the post by party president Sonia Gandhi.

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SC gives justice to rich & poor with equal speed: Lalit

TOI asked him whether the judiciary unwittingly gave precedence to cases of the rich and influential, who engage renowned senior advocates assisted by a battery of lawyers, as compared to the cases of poor and marginalised who could ill afford even a lawyer.

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Should bring back Netaji remains ‘home’: Daughter

“Nothing in his life was more important to Netaji than his country’s independence. Since he didn’t live to experience the joy of freedom, it’s time that at least his remains can return to Indian soil,” Pfaff, an academic who lives in Germany, said. She said she feels obliged to ensure that her father’s dearest wish, to return to his country in freedom, is fulfilled and that appropriate ceremonies to honour him will be performed.

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Nawaz to end exile, back in Pakistan this Sept: PML-N

Saying injustice was done to Nawaz, minister and party stalwart Javed Latif told reporters that PML-N that leads a coalition government in Pakistan would not let him to go back to jail upon his return. The government is considering relevant legislation to ease the party chief’s return.

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Two booked for ‘bomber’ text that delayed flight by 6 hours

Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar said that a case has been taken up under IPC 505 (1) (b) and (c) based on a complaint by Indigo Airlines manager K P Bopanna.

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Fact Check: Have mass crowds really gathered to watch Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' in Lucknow? Here's the truth

Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' has been rocking the headlines since its release. The film was released in theatres on Thursday and has failed to pull the audience to the theatres. Recently, a social media user posted a video of a massive crowd gathering at a shopping mall to buy tickets for Aamir's film. In the video, one can see people fighting for tickets in the jam-packed mall.

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Washington Sundar out of Zimbabwe series

Off-spinner Washington Sundar's return to international cricket will be further delayed as a left shoulder injury sustained during a 50-over game for his county side Lancashire has now ruled him out of three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe starting August 18.

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After Rushdie attack, agencies worried about Nupur's safety

Global terrorist organisation al-Qaida has exhorted Indian Muslims to bring Nupur Sharma to “justice” for alleged blasphemy, aggravating the worry of intelligence agencies about the safety of the former BJP spokesperson who has already been in the crosshairs of serious jihadi threats for her controversial comments against Prophet Muhammad.

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BJP & Congress cross swords on horrors of partition

Union HRD minister Dharmendra Pradhan retaliated against Congress’s attack on the effort to remember Partition by saying those who did not care about the lives and honour of millions when they agreed to divide the country have trouble paying tributes to those who lost everything during the tragedy.

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Akhand Bharat can happen when fear is shed: Bhagwat

Fear is the only thing that stands in the way of fulfilling the vision of an “Akhand Bharat” (unified Indian subcontinent) as the country celebrates 75 years of Independence and charts a roadmap for the next 25, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday while flagging “caste system” as a divisive factor.

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Nitish Kumar likely to expand his cabinet on Aug 16

The Congress, which has 19 MLAs, would have three ministerial berths, while Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S), which left the NDA along with the JD(U) would get one cabinet berth.

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CRPF, J&K cops jointly bag 62% police gallantry medals

The CRPF and J&K Police have together bagged over 62% of the police gallantry medals awarded this Independence Day, with 204 (58%) of the total 347 medals awarded in this category honouring personnel for counter-terror successes in J&K, 80 for action against Left-wing extremists and 14 for crushing insurgency in the northeast.

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, big bull who backed India, dead

On the eve of its 75th Independence Day, India lost one of its biggest supporters. Jhunjhunwala, billionaire investor, stock trader, qualified chartered accountant and philanthropist, who recently became the co-owner of India’s newest airline, passed away after fighting several health-related issues for the last few years. He was 62.

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Ranchi: 3 of family electrocuted while hoisting tricolour

The incident occurred at 7.30pm when the city was experiencing a drizzle and high-speed wind. Locals said they were electrocuted as the flag post touched the high-tension overhead wire, running close to the terrace of the Arsande rice mill bound house of Vijay Jha under the Kanke police station area of Ranchi district.

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Heartbreaking tales of partition captured

As India and Pakistan observe their 75th Independence Day, scores of literary work capture the pains of 1947 partition that displaced, killed and orphaned millions.

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‘One MLA, One Pension’ bill gets Punjab gov nod: Mann

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Pak to attend SCO counter-terror drills in India

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Feisty Parsi flag-bearer unfurled 1st version of tiranga in Germany

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Anshu Jain, pioneering global banker, dies at 59

Anshu Jain, who made the exhilarating journey from Jaipur to the pinnacle of Europe's financial giant Deutsche Bank, died in the UK in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 59. Jain, who was last with US investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald as president, was co-chief of Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2015. He played a transformational role in the bank, widening the scope of its global activities. He leaves behind his wife, son and daughter.

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Crore-plus packages make IIT comeback

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China seeks India’s support on Taiwan but defends terror stand

With India yet to publicly reaffirm commitment to its ‘One-China’ policy, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong expressed hope that the Indian government will reiterate support for Beijing’s principle saying the same provided the “political basis’’ for its relations with India and other countries.

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India slams China for shielding Pakistani terrorists

India again slammed China for blocking the proposal to designate Jaish-e-Muhammed deputy chief Abdul Rauf Asghar as global terrorist saying he had been proscribed under Indian and US laws already, and so the “technical hold” on the proposed UN ban on such a wanted terrorist was “most uncalled for”.

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Europe eyes Musk's SpaceX to replace Russian rockets

The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia's Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe's Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug a temporary gap alongside Japan and India, but final decisions depend on the still unresolved timetable for Europe's delayed Ariane 6 rocket.

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Salman Rushdie stabbing sends literary world into shock

“We cannot immediately think of any comparable incident of a public violent attack on a writer during a literary event here in the US,” said Suzanne Nossel, the CEO of the nonprofit literary organisation PEN America, who noted that the motivations for the attack and Rushdie’s current condition were unknown as of Friday late morning.

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'FBI removed top secret documents from Trump's home'

FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it reviewed.

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Salman Rushdie attacked: All you need to know

In a shocking turn of events, former Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12, 2022.

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Comedian Raju Srivastava's condition is stable

Comedian and actor Raju Srivastava ji’s condition is stable and his family has shared a note about his health update. Here is the note: "Dear all, Raju Srivastava ji’s condition is stable. We are praying for his speedy recovery. "

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PM Modi celebrates Rakhi with PMO staffers’ kin

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Rate hikes won’t lead to stress: Axis CEO

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Cross-examine survivors of assault in 1 sitting: SC

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7% Indians own crypto, 7th highest globally: UN

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'Some TN Dalit panchayat chiefs not allowed to hoist flag'

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India without clinical trial registry since July 1

Officially, the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI) does not exist anymore since there has been no official order extending its existence beyond June 30, 2022. The existing staff of CTRI also have not been given any further extension. But over 1,060 clinical trials have been registered between July 1 and August 5.

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'Volunteer battalions', amnesty for prisoners: Is Russia running out of troops for Ukraine war?

As Russia continues to suffer losses in its invasion of Ukraine, now nearing its sixth month, the Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization — a move that could be very unpopular for President Vladimir Putin. That has led instead to a covert recruitment effort that includes using prisoners to make up the manpower shortage.

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Mexico president wants PM Modi in panel for ‘global truce’

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Elon Musk sells another $7 billion Tesla shares

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Live: Corbevax gets nod as booster after Covishield, Covaxin

Biological E’s Covid vaccine Corbevax has received the government’s nod for use as a precaution. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Watch movie review: Raksha Bandhan

This highly emotional drama doesn’t fail to touch you, but it had the potential to be a far more entertaining watch.

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Flyers left confused with mail in inbox

Passengers who have to travel abroad have started getting mails from airlines to collect the date being sought under National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger (NCTC-P).

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Bihar can't run sans Lalu: Daughter tweets song

After BJP-JD(U) breakup in Bihar on Tuesday, former CM Lalu Prasad's daughter posted celebratory tweets mentioning Bhojpuri song, saying "Lalu Bin Chalu Ee Bihar Na Hoyi (Bihar can't run without Lalu)".

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Bihar: Congress gets in with just 19 MLAs, will face anti-incumbency

The news of Nitish Kumar's desertion of the BJP-backed coalition government in Bihar provided a source of happiness to Congress but did not trigger the jubilation that the recruitment of a new ally would have ordinarily generated.

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Last straw was 'bid to do a Maharashtra in Bihar'

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday took a formal decision to quit the BJP-led NDA after over a dozen JD(U) MPs and MLAs complained to him during a meeting that attempts were being made by their bigger ally to break the party.

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